2011 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - All Games through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 13 | 57 | 63 | 11 | 131 | 10.1 |
| 2 | Georgia | 14 | 80 | 108 | 13 | 201 | 14.4 |
| 3 | LSU | 14 | 78 | 113 | 21 | 212 | 15.1 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 13 | 90 | 94 | 15 | 199 | 15.3 |
| 5 | UCF | 12 | 72 | 103 | 13 | 188 | 15.7 |
| 6 | Florida State | 13 | 71 | 110 | 24 | 205 | 15.8 |
| 6 | Illinois | 13 | 89 | 100 | 16 | 205 | 15.8 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 13 | 112 | 83 | 10 | 205 | 15.8 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 86 | 113 | 22 | 221 | 15.8 |
| 10 | Boise State | 13 | 78 | 105 | 24 | 207 | 15.9 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 14 | 101 | 108 | 13 | 222 | 15.9 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 14 | 78 | 115 | 33 | 226 | 16.1 |
| 13 | BYU | 13 | 72 | 116 | 25 | 213 | 16.4 |
| 14 | Temple | 13 | 92 | 112 | 11 | 215 | 16.5 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 13 | 93 | 111 | 14 | 218 | 16.8 |
| 15 | Florida | 13 | 101 | 90 | 28 | 219 | 16.8 |
| 17 | Michigan | 13 | 94 | 115 | 15 | 224 | 17.2 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 12 | 100 | 91 | 16 | 207 | 17.3 |
| 18 | Virginia | 13 | 92 | 113 | 20 | 225 | 17.3 |
| 20 | California | 13 | 98 | 102 | 26 | 226 | 17.4 |
| 21 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 74 | 123 | 14 | 211 | 17.6 |
| 21 | Kent State | 12 | 85 | 107 | 19 | 211 | 17.6 |
| 21 | Stanford | 13 | 61 | 145 | 23 | 229 | 17.6 |
| 24 | Texas | 13 | 71 | 132 | 27 | 230 | 17.7 |
| 24 | Louisville | 13 | 86 | 126 | 18 | 230 | 17.7 |
| 24 | Penn State | 13 | 90 | 126 | 14 | 230 | 17.7 |
| 24 | North Carolina State | 13 | 94 | 125 | 11 | 230 | 17.7 |
| 28 | TCU | 13 | 79 | 129 | 24 | 232 | 17.8 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 12 | 68 | 135 | 12 | 215 | 17.9 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 101 | 112 | 20 | 233 | 17.9 |
| 31 | Arkansas State | 13 | 88 | 120 | 27 | 235 | 18.1 |
| 32 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 110 | 118 | 11 | 239 | 18.4 |
| 33 | West Virginia | 13 | 94 | 129 | 18 | 241 | 18.5 |
| 34 | Nevada | 13 | 92 | 127 | 23 | 242 | 18.6 |
| 34 | SMU | 13 | 95 | 129 | 18 | 242 | 18.6 |
| 36 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 106 | 104 | 14 | 224 | 18.7 |
| 36 | San Diego State | 13 | 119 | 107 | 17 | 243 | 18.7 |
| 38 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 76 | 128 | 21 | 225 | 18.8 |
| 38 | Buffalo | 12 | 103 | 112 | 10 | 225 | 18.8 |
| 38 | Army | 12 | 130 | 82 | 13 | 225 | 18.8 |
| 38 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 75 | 128 | 23 | 226 | 18.8 |
| 38 | Arkansas | 13 | 108 | 119 | 17 | 244 | 18.8 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 13 | 120 | 101 | 24 | 245 | 18.8 |
| 44 | Ohio | 14 | 105 | 139 | 21 | 265 | 18.9 |
| 45 | Florida International | 13 | 86 | 132 | 29 | 247 | 19.0 |
| 46 | Cincinnati | 13 | 84 | 148 | 16 | 248 | 19.1 |
| 46 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 96 | 155 | 17 | 268 | 19.1 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | 13 | 98 | 131 | 21 | 250 | 19.2 |
| 49 | Utah | 13 | 79 | 143 | 29 | 251 | 19.3 |
| 50 | Kentucky | 12 | 121 | 99 | 14 | 234 | 19.5 |
| 50 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 83 | 151 | 20 | 254 | 19.5 |
| 52 | South Florida | 12 | 75 | 138 | 22 | 235 | 19.6 |
| 52 | Washington State | 12 | 84 | 131 | 20 | 235 | 19.6 |
| 54 | Boston College | 12 | 91 | 134 | 11 | 236 | 19.7 |
| 54 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 109 | 118 | 9 | 236 | 19.7 |
| 56 | East Carolina | 12 | 112 | 108 | 17 | 237 | 19.8 |
| 56 | Wake Forest | 13 | 116 | 119 | 22 | 257 | 19.8 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | 13 | 118 | 123 | 16 | 257 | 19.8 |
| 59 | North Carolina | 13 | 98 | 141 | 20 | 259 | 19.9 |
| 59 | Houston | 14 | 132 | 131 | 16 | 279 | 19.9 |
| 61 | Notre Dame | 13 | 101 | 135 | 25 | 261 | 20.1 |
| 62 | Duke | 12 | 112 | 118 | 12 | 242 | 20.2 |
| 62 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 106 | 140 | 16 | 262 | 20.2 |
| 62 | Clemson | 14 | 131 | 129 | 23 | 283 | 20.2 |
| 65 | Kansas State | 13 | 99 | 151 | 14 | 264 | 20.3 |
| 66 | Hawai'i | 13 | 102 | 146 | 17 | 265 | 20.4 |
| 67 | Northwestern | 13 | 127 | 126 | 13 | 266 | 20.5 |
| 67 | Fresno State | 13 | 97 | 147 | 23 | 267 | 20.5 |
| 69 | Mississippi | 12 | 124 | 105 | 19 | 248 | 20.7 |
| 69 | Missouri | 13 | 101 | 151 | 17 | 269 | 20.7 |
| 71 | Colorado State | 12 | 137 | 97 | 17 | 251 | 20.9 |
| 71 | Tulane | 13 | 115 | 141 | 16 | 272 | 20.9 |
| 73 | San Jose State | 12 | 122 | 115 | 15 | 252 | 21.0 |
| 73 | Bowling Green | 12 | 123 | 113 | 16 | 252 | 21.0 |
| 73 | Toledo | 13 | 97 | 149 | 27 | 273 | 21.0 |
| 73 | Air Force | 13 | 155 | 105 | 13 | 273 | 21.0 |
| 77 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 93 | 157 | 24 | 274 | 21.1 |
| 78 | Syracuse | 12 | 95 | 131 | 28 | 254 | 21.2 |
| 78 | Marshall | 13 | 99 | 162 | 14 | 275 | 21.2 |
| 80 | Rice | 12 | 114 | 130 | 12 | 256 | 21.3 |
| 81 | Iowa | 13 | 118 | 144 | 16 | 278 | 21.4 |
| 82 | North Texas | 12 | 99 | 147 | 12 | 258 | 21.5 |
| 82 | Arizona State | 13 | 95 | 152 | 33 | 280 | 21.5 |
| 84 | USC | 12 | 76 | 170 | 13 | 259 | 21.6 |
| 84 | Oregon | 14 | 112 | 160 | 30 | 302 | 21.6 |
| 86 | Central Michigan | 12 | 109 | 131 | 20 | 260 | 21.7 |
| 86 | UTEP | 12 | 117 | 129 | 14 | 260 | 21.7 |
| 88 | Utah State | 13 | 103 | 145 | 36 | 284 | 21.8 |
| 89 | Purdue | 13 | 123 | 135 | 27 | 285 | 21.9 |
| 90 | Akron | 12 | 133 | 119 | 12 | 264 | 22.0 |
| 91 | Indiana | 12 | 152 | 102 | 11 | 265 | 22.1 |
| 91 | Tulsa | 13 | 101 | 166 | 20 | 287 | 22.1 |
| 91 | Texas A&M | 13 | 106 | 153 | 28 | 287 | 22.1 |
| 94 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 120 | 122 | 24 | 266 | 22.2 |
| 94 | UNLV | 12 | 121 | 125 | 20 | 266 | 22.2 |
| 94 | Wyoming | 13 | 154 | 118 | 16 | 288 | 22.2 |
| 97 | Minnesota | 12 | 126 | 122 | 19 | 267 | 22.3 |
| 97 | UCLA | 14 | 138 | 151 | 23 | 312 | 22.3 |
| 99 | Navy | 12 | 129 | 135 | 5 | 269 | 22.4 |
| 99 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 144 | 112 | 13 | 269 | 22.4 |
| 99 | Auburn | 13 | 138 | 135 | 18 | 291 | 22.4 |
| 99 | Western Michigan | 13 | 139 | 129 | 23 | 291 | 22.4 |
| 103 | Troy | 12 | 121 | 133 | 17 | 271 | 22.6 |
| 104 | Idaho | 12 | 103 | 148 | 21 | 272 | 22.7 |
| 105 | Iowa State | 13 | 145 | 134 | 17 | 296 | 22.8 |
| 105 | Washington | 13 | 108 | 167 | 22 | 297 | 22.8 |
| 105 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 143 | 152 | 24 | 319 | 22.8 |
| 108 | Arizona | 12 | 88 | 158 | 30 | 276 | 23.0 |
| 109 | Oregon State | 12 | 124 | 122 | 31 | 277 | 23.1 |
| 110 | Colorado | 13 | 127 | 155 | 25 | 307 | 23.6 |
| 111 | Maryland | 12 | 142 | 128 | 17 | 287 | 23.9 |
| 112 | Memphis | 12 | 108 | 165 | 15 | 288 | 24.0 |
| 113 | New Mexico State | 13 | 147 | 142 | 24 | 313 | 24.1 |
| 114 | Baylor | 13 | 127 | 162 | 29 | 318 | 24.5 |
| 115 | Texas Tech | 12 | 159 | 113 | 24 | 296 | 24.7 |
| 116 | New Mexico | 12 | 156 | 136 | 10 | 302 | 25.2 |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 133 | 180 | 16 | 329 | 25.3 |
| 118 | Kansas | 12 | 153 | 139 | 14 | 306 | 25.5 |
| 119 | UAB | 12 | 135 | 159 | 17 | 311 | 25.9 |
| 119 | Ball State | 12 | 147 | 152 | 12 | 311 | 25.9 |